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• RENTAL PROPERTY AND GIVE THEM THE TAX BENEFIT AND THEY SEE THE TAX BENEFIT HOPEFULLY THEY PASS ON THOSE
• AND FINANCE AND TAX I'M SORRY.
• BAR CODE 576776. THE AMENDMENT IS BAR CODE 57676 BY SENATOR JONES. THERE WAS NO OBJECTION.
• THIS WOULD APPLY TO TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAXES AND LOCAL OPTION TAXES EXCEPT FOR THE TAXES HAVE BEEN PLEDGED
• OF THE LOCAL OPTION TAXES.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• code.
• Sext that year made changes to the tax code intended to raise revenue by reducing a distribution to the
• cut Taxes or raise taxes.
• We do all of these things with our tax code without really being able to measure whether or not they
• And Colonel Kearney had a Tax code written. It's 21 sentences long.

Keywords: 996, all

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• HB 1485 repeals the outdated and burdensome aviation fuel tax provisions, simplifying Florida's tax code
• By doing so, we make our aviation fuel tax provisions, simplifying Florida's tax code.
• It could be positioned that way, but with a leaner tax code, believe there is a negative impact.
• It could be positioned that way, but with a leaner tax code, we're attracting new investment.
• the trajectory of their tax rates over time, it's one of the taxes that the state collects a sales tax

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on April 2, 2025, with a quorum present and took up four bills. The committee first heard HB 4041, which would create the Corkscrew Grove Stewardship District in Collier County to finance and maintain infrastructure such as transportation, utilities, and stormwater systems without changing county regulatory authority. The bill drew no opposition, was reported favorably, and passed 14-0. The committee then considered HB 1485, which repeals Florida’s aviation fuel tax provisions. The sponsor argued the change would simplify the tax code, attract airline investment, and support lower fares and more routes. Members raised concerns about the estimated recurring $22.8 million impact on the State Transportation Trust Fund and $2 million on general revenue, and airport representatives warned of reduced grant and development funding, especially for general aviation and municipal airports. Supporters said the change would increase competition and fuel sales in Florida. The bill was reported favorably on a 12-5 vote. Next, the committee heard HB 999, which would recognize gold and silver as legal tender, allow electronic debit access to bullion accounts, and remove tax burdens on transactions involving precious metals. The sponsor and supporters described the bill as a way to protect purchasing power and provide an alternative parallel to the dollar, while opponents and some members raised concerns about consumer protections, predatory practices, privacy, and the role of the Office of Financial Regulation in rulemaking. After extensive testimony, the bill was reported favorably 19-0. Finally, the committee considered PCB WMC 25-01, which would reduce the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lower several related taxes, including the business rent tax, nonresidential electricity tax, mobile home sales tax, and coin-operated amusement machine tax. The proposal was estimated to reduce revenue by about $5.5 billion annually. Members discussed impacts on the budget, education funding, and whether savings would reach consumers, while supporters emphasized relief for Floridians and business competitiveness. The bill passed unanimously 19-0 and was reported favorably. The chair then noted a prior procedural apology on the record, and the meeting adjourned.

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• To amend and reenact sections 50-25.1-16 and 50-25.1-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to
• And so it sounds like our taxes that we pay to a public school...
• tax that the people that live in that community have voted to support.
• so what happens in that case where there's $3,000 left on the tax rolls?
• They will also divide the tax district into those services that already have a tax district, and it can

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The chamber received notice that the governor had signed several bills, and the Speaker appointed conference committees after the Senate failed to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2180 and 2330. The House also approved several sixth-order amendments without objection before moving into reconsideration and final action on House Bill 1300, which concerns legislative term limits. After procedural motions to reconsider and undo concurrence, the House voted to do not concur on HB 1300, sending it back to the chair’s lap for further negotiation. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2232, which changes mandatory reporting rules for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol. Supporters said the bill is intended to keep pregnant women in prenatal care by removing an automatic CPS report if a woman tests positive but enters and stays on a treatment plan; opponents argued it weakens protections for unborn children and creates vague standards for mandated reporters. The House passed the bill 57-36. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 2280 unanimously, establishing timelines and standards for prior authorization in health insurance, and passed Senate Bill 2186, which creates a civil remedy for interference with court-ordered parenting time, a child custody review task force, and related reporting requirements. The House then took up Senate Bill 2239, an apprenticeship grant program with a $1.1 million appropriation, but rejected it 14-79 after the committee said the program lacked a clear administrative home. Senate Bill 2241, creating a framework for public charter schools, generated extensive debate over school choice, local control, funding, staffing, and rural impacts; supporters emphasized flexibility and community-driven options, while opponents warned about diversion of funds and weak guardrails. The bill passed 64-29. The House also passed Senate Bill 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality budget, after discussion about federal funding uncertainty; Senate Bill 2374, updating property insurance laws and market rules; Senate Bill 2216, creating a waterfowl habitat restoration stamp; Senate Bill 2245, allowing certain duck and goose hunting from anchored floating craft; and Senate Bill 233, establishing a distressed ambulance services process, which drew questions about how affected districts and neighboring services would be involved.

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• local schools, and lowered homeowner property taxes.
• It will take the economic benefits, the jobs, and the tax relief with them.
• generation for the 45V tax credit at the...
• Like Texas, Utah, and Indiana. And they're still investing there.
• The building will be roughly 40% more efficient than code requires.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability

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• We've had income tax cuts. We've had tax credits that we have awarded and not only awarded those.
• Parent tax credit that siphoned money away from possibly being invested in public education.
• That's money that can't be appropriated to anything other than those tax credits.
• If we want to save money again, we could address the tax credits.
• We're bringing in again the Bob Wills Texas Playboys under the direction of Jason Obintson, and they

Bills: HB3057, HB3130, HB4113, HB3310, HB3314, HB3985, HB4486, HB3040, HB3407, HB4343, HB2981, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3982, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB4126, HB4130, HB4170, HB3345, HB2941, HB3062, HB3244, HB3298, HB2977, HB3304, HB3299, HB3297, HB4260, HB3906, HB3648, HB3319, HB2933, HB3544, HB1322, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB3974, HB3134, HB3055, HB3115, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3755, HB4202, HB4226, HB4236, HB4139, HB4144, HB4422, HB4423, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3176, HB3239, HB3263, HB3673, HB3794, HB3796, HB4265, HB4266, HB2123, HB3048, HB2445

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, voter registration, voter eligibility, felony disenfranchisement, restoration of voting rights, formerly incarcerated, reentry, parole, probation, supervision

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• And so, right now, historically that's been 5% of personal and corporate income tax, sales and use tax
• Historically, that's been 5% of personal and corporate income tax, sales and use tax, and then we get
• In 2024, the state grocery tax was Eliminated.
• And then, in 2025, we've lowered the Income tax rate right now.
• of personal and corporate income tax.

Keywords: 914, all

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• from Texas seek recognition? Mr. from Texas seek recognition? Mr.
• across Texas.
• Texas has the second across Texas.
• This year, we're on track for every dollar we bring in in tax receipts—corporate taxes, individual taxes
• , Tax Policy Center, um uh Joint Tax, Tax Policy Center, American<06:54:38.478> Enterprise<06:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• and what not to tax.
• Because that's a tax issue, it'd be part of a tax package.
• taxes.
• taxes.
• They do pay some sales taxes. because they do pay some property taxes.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion. The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care. The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.

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• Being a $2,400 tax deduction, based on our current tax rate of 4.7 percent, you will pay $112.80 less
• in taxes while we still have an income tax in the state of Missouri. ...in taxes while we still have
• Another speaker: Retirees are treated differently under our tax code.
• Montana is an example, I think, in order to avoid certain taxes, one of them probably being income tax
• A gentleman, I can't do anything about the tax laws in the State of Texas or any of those.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• He's in the heart of Texas tutorship. He's in the heart of Texas 14th<00:20:53.919> district.
• income caps to make sure that the tax income caps to make sure that the tax credits<02:30:27.920
• <02:31:07.439> or deficit or having to raise taxes or deficit or having to raise taxes or
• Taxes. California is number one.
• tax rate of any state in the country. tax rate of any state in the country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:13:17.200> credits cuts to Medicaid, the ACA tax credits cuts to Medicaid, the ACA tax
• <00:23:28.880> He Texas. They all love Doug Lamoffa. He Texas.
• away from people so they can give tax away from people so they can give tax breaks<02:13:34.719>
• from Texas is recognized. from Texas is recognized.
• from Texas is recognized. from Texas is recognized.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It's just the terminology of the juvenile of the Children's Code.
• To the place where the income tax return was filed.
• A New Mexico subpoena won't be effective alone in Texas.
• I have to go to a Texas court, get a Texas court to assist me doing so. But this would limit that.
• In Texas, we just say we don't agree.

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• We have, uh, Doctor Blake Harris from Texas Veterans Commission.
• , we know there are 254 counties in Texas.
• HB 4789 seeks to amend, uh, subchapter A, chapter 434 of the government code to require the Texas Veterans
• Accredited attorneys that are, that are here in Texas, that are based here in Texas, but any of those
• So there shouldn't be any difference based on tax filing status.

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• <02:13:23.840> breaks assistance so they can give tax breaks assistance so they can give tax
• <02:23:25.200> Texas lawsuits from Republican AGs. Texas lawsuits from Republican AGs.
• motion of the gentleman from Texas, Mr. motion of the gentleman from Texas, Mr.
• Self of Texas. Pursuant to House Resolution 242, the gentleman from Texas, Mr.
• To give out even more corporate tax To give out even more corporate tax cuts,<06:22:13.360> of

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• of the state of Texas, call the Texas House of Representatives of the eighty-ninth legislature to order
• This is our Texas.
• It looks like Texas, all of Texas.
• Together we create our Texas.
• because Texas is different.

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• tax code as a good to look at the entire tax code as a whole<01:19:31.600> because<01:19:31.840
• our tax code.
• I kind of feel like this is a good direction in our tax code.
• tax and the tax share your wisdom about tax and the tax code<03:55:51.840> and<03:55:52.000><
• what<03:56:06.159> we suite of tax code options is what we suite of tax code options is what

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• or the methane tax.
• or the methane tax.
• or the methane tax.
• or the methane tax.
• or the methane tax.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• , Texas, Texas, Jeff Schiffer.
• , Texas, Texas, Jeff, Gil of Jeff, Gil of Jeff, Gil of Texas, Texas, Texas, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson
• Johnson of Johnson of Texas. Texas, Texas. Jeff, Jeff. Jordan, Jordan, Jordan.
• These issues are top of mind for almost all Americans, as are inflation, the tax code, our defense, and
• code our defense and inflation the tax code our defense and foreign<04:24:09.279> policy<04:24

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, January 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• For example, in 2023, the Texas Legislature allocated $200 million to Texas A&M University to create
• The Texas Legislature committed another $300 million in grants to the Texas Space Commission, as well
• You said that the Texas legislature gave $200 million to Texas A&M University to create a Space Institute
• I have not seen that they funded it the same way Texas has, but Texas is very aggressive.
• Texas, I've been a business owner, but Texas has a reputation of doing business quicker if there's environmental